coordinates of the vertex of the parabola with equation y – x2 – 6x + 14. (Total 4 marks) 2. The diagram shows the graph of the function y = ax2 + bx + c. Complete the table below to show whether each expression is positive‚ negative or zero. Expression|positive|negative|zero| a|||| c|||| b2 – 4ac|||| b|||| (Total 4 marks) 3. The diagram shows the parabola y = (7 – x)(l + x). The points A and C are the x-intercepts and the point B is the maximum point. Find the coordinates of A
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Rape survivors who speak out about their assault experience are often punished for doing so. They are subjected to negative reactions from support providers. These negative reactions may thereby serve a silencing function‚ leading some rape survivors to stop talking about their experiences to anyone at all. For example‚ Courtney Ahrens (2006) examined the impact of negative social reactions on the disclosure of rape. The study focused on the qualitative narratives of eight rape survivors who initially
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Are people superfluous? More and more people seem to be equipped with dubious brain implants‚ both with and without their knowledge. The purpose may be to connect our minds with machines in order to simplify our lives. Imagine that by only using the power of your mind control your environment in terms of sound and light‚ temperature and the flow of information in general; your intelligent home or your own smart car already knows what you want and how you want it by wordlessly read your subconscious
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Great ideas like-Democracy‚ Liberty‚ fraternity‚ rationality had their advent in the western culture that have surely proved good for India and boosted. Her strength. For most of the Indian public perception‚ western culture is just a set of western clothes‚ discos‚ parties and other things that are ’hostile to morality’‚ but in reality western culture totally embodies another realm as opposed to the popular view. One shouldn’t say it straightaway that bikinis‚ jeans‚ pornography is all that western
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are both precise and accurate. 1 Chapter 1 S Chemistry: Matter and Measurement _____________________________________________________________________________ 1.12 (a) 76.600 kg has 5 significant figures because zeros at the end of a number and after the decimal point are always significant. (b) 4.502 00 x 103 g has 6 significant figures because zeros in the middle of a number are significant and zeros at the end of a number and after the decimal point are always significant. (c) 3000 nm
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likelihood of a specific behavior increased or decreased through positive or negative reinforcement each time the behavior is exhibited‚ so that the subject comes to associate the pleasure or displeasure of the reinforcement. An early theory of operant conditioning was proposed my Edward Thornlike‚ he used instrumental learning because the response is instrumental when receiving the reward‚ another name is S-R learning (Stimulus S‚ has been paired with response R). A device called an operant box also
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Prompt: One alleged negative feature of libertarianism is that it denies determinism. Is this a genuine or spurious negative feature of libertarianism? When looking to determine how humans make decisions and why they chose to act certain ways over others‚ one theory is libertarianism. Libertarianism uses free thinking as the sole idea behind free will. Other theories about how humans make decisions are hard determinism and soft determinism. Hard determinism describes the decision-making process based
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believe that drugs should be prohibited. Two main reasons for this are its deterrent effects and social harm factors (Levitt‚ 1996‚ Weatherburn‚ 2014). Levitt (1996)‚ at the height of rapidly increasing speeds of incarceration writes that increased prison population is a threat to deter people from engaging in criminal acts due to an increased threat of imprisonment. Also‚ incapacitation will be a benefit to society as criminals are unable to commit crimes while incarcerated (1996). His study argues
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more organised and sophisticated‚ operating with little regard for national boundaries. What is Crime? Crime has so many faces‚ and is perpetrated by people at so many different levels of our society that you may ask yourself what exactly it is. The answer is simple; crime is any activity in conflict with a just law - laws made to protect the citizens of this country and enforced by our Constitution. The task of fighting crime is becoming more complex‚ and therefore more challenging. Criminals
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Advertising In Our Society A critique on the impact of advertising in our society. Consider visuals and verbal or written language. (1000 words) The impact of advertising on our society is a fiercely debated topic‚ and has been ever since the conception of advertising in its most basic form. There are negative and positive social and economic impacts upon society from advertising in its various forms. For instance‚ advertising promoting public welfare has a positive social impact upon society‚ whereas
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